An English Traveller in Ireland 1672-4, Observations on hospitality, bragging, housing and sleeping patterns, baptism and death customs, obsession with genealogy, propensity to litigation.

De Latocnaye 1796:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/observations-of-breton-traveller-jacques-louise-de-bougrenet-de-latocnaye-in-west-cork-bandon-macroom-dunmanway-the-priests-leap-and-bantry-1796-keening-at-funerals-raths-and-lises-flax/

william-rufus-chetwood 1748

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/a-tour-1748-through-ireland-in-several-entertaining-letters-author-william-rufus-chetwood-including-cork-and-kinsale-ale/

Kohl 1842:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/kohls-visit-to-bantry-co-cork-1842/

Halls 1840:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/impressions-of-travellers-halls-of-ballineen-west-cork-ric-station-1840-and-kohl-1844-bantry-to-kenmare-on-ric/

The author is unknown the article was produced in the Journal of the Cork Archaelological and HIstorical society in the early 1900s. from which these pieces are

.

Motif of John Molony (spelling varies), Surveyor, Co. Cork c 1750-1820.

In the 1739 deed from Burlington some Clonakilty tenants are names including one Molony, this is not a common name in Cork may be a relation of John Molony.

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/estate-of-henry-jermyn-esq-aughadown-skibbereen-west-cork-1275-acres-part-survey-of-killsarlaghta-aughadown-1790-by-john-molony-ploughland-occupied-by-denis-driscoll-and-syeeygosnell-275/

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/survey-of-lislee-glebe-dioceses-of-ross-co-cork-old-and-new-by-john-molony-1801-showing-pound-courtmacsherry-road-earl-of-shannons-land-at-ballincurrig-and-hodges-and-foster-and-co-grafton-st/

My Irish Journal, William Penn includes his sojourns in Cork 1669-70.

Part of University College Cork CELT project.

Penn shows himself to be quite sectarian and dismissive of Catholics in the journal probably reflecting the common English contemporary prejudices f the time. he is also a tough administrator of his father’s estates.

http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/E660001-002.html

Dan Callaghan, Cork Multi Millionaire in the 18th century Provisioning Trade at his height worth c€150 Million (£250,000)

Original signature William Penn. The letter comes from a correspondent in Ballitore, Co. Kildare which had a Quaker settlement and it was where Edmund Burke received part of his education.

From 1832 Dublin Penny Journal in a book of the weekly issues owned by Dublin writer Sean O’Casey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Penny_Journal

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

Ripening Grapes in the Open Air in Bantry pre 1832, Mr. Kenny, Mr.Tuckey of Bantry, the late Mrs Taylor East of Bantry Mr Hutchins of Adnagashel near Glengariff. The botanist Ellen Hutchins was of this family the house is now gone but some rare plants remain.

From 1832 Dublin Penny Journal in a book of the weekly issues owned by Dublin writer Sean O’Casey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Penny_Journal

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

History Townlands and Place Names of Cape Clear (Oileán Cleire), 1918

Oileán ‘sea Cléire, Memories of Tráigh Chiaráin, A Cape Clear Sailorman, Lamentation for my Mother, The Fastnet, The Dance, Dánta de Pat the Poet Cotter (John K. Cotter) as ‘An Logainmníocht in Óileán Cléire

Marriages 1856-1893, Cape Clear Island (Cléire), Church of Ireland.

Progress of Island and Coast Society Proselytising Education activities in West Cork, 1853, Bere Island, Capaneel, (Muintervarra; Doonore, Roskeera, Rooska, Geahies), Dunmanus Bay then Irish speaking, Here Island, Sherkin Island, Cape Clear, Kilcoe.

https://durrushistory.com/2014/01/27/an-logainmniocht-in-oilean-cleire/

Antiquity of Irish Music, prohibition in 1300 of Six Classes of ‘Irish Minstrels’ from English Pale in Ireland.

From 1832 Dublin Penny Journal in a book of the weekly issues owned by Dublin writer Sean O’Casey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Penny_Journal

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

Memoir of Blind Harpist Arthur O’Neill, visit to Murtagh Mac Owen O’Sullivan at Berehaven, Co. Cork, Milesian Festival held by Lord Kenmare c 1720.

Subscribers and Rules of Soup Kitchen, Skibbereen, West Cork, 1846.